Why This Work Matters
Strengthening Families Through Community and Systems Change
Rhode Island families are working hard, yet many remain one unexpected expense away from crisis. Financial stability is shaped by interconnected barriers—including wages, housing, child care, transportation, health care, language access, and the ability to navigate fragmented systems.
DAIP brings residents, employers, community-based organizations, health and education institutions, and public partners together to listen, coordinate resources, strengthen pathways, and improve how systems respond to families.
43%of Rhode Island households—190,530 households—were below the ALICE Threshold in 2024.
20.7%of Providence residents live in poverty, compared with 12.2% statewide.
50.4%of Providence residents age five and older speak a language other than English at home.
$111Kwas the 2024 Household Survival Budget for a Rhode Island family of four with two adults, an infant, and a preschooler.
Sources: United For ALICE, 2026 Rhode Island Report; U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Providence; and U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Rhode Island.
Our Community Approach
Family Economic Mobility
Connect workforce opportunity with practical supports that address barriers such as child care, transportation, benefits access, and financial instability.
Community Voice and Leadership
Use listening sessions, resident feedback, and shared decision-making so solutions reflect lived experience and community priorities.
Cross-Sector Partnerships
Coordinate employers, community organizations, professional networks, health and education institutions, and public agencies around shared outcomes.
Systems and Policy Improvement
Turn community insight and data into stronger referral pathways, organizational practices, accountability, and long-term systems change.
Built Through Relationships
DAIP builds on relationships across Rhode Island—including connections with professional networks such as RI SHRM—while engaging community-based organizations, employers, educators, health partners, and public agencies in practical roles such as outreach, referrals, navigation, convening, and systems improvement.
Language and accessibility: DAIP is committed to culturally and linguistically responsive engagement. Interpretation, translated materials, and accessibility accommodations can be arranged based on community needs.
